Svetlahorsk

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Coordinates: [52°38′N 29°44′E]
Coat of Arms

Svetlahorsk (Belarusian: ; Łacinka: Śvietłahorsk, untill 1961: Šaciłki; Russian: ) is a town in Homiel Province of western Belarus. It is located by the river Berezina (Biarezina) and has 71,661 inhabitants (2004 estimate). Svetlahorsk is twinnned with the German city of Helmstedt.

Svetłlahorsk Catholic cathedral

Industry

Within Svetlahorsk there are many industrial activities and organizations. They include: the Svetlohorsk power plant, a chemical man-made fiber plant, a reinforced concrete industrial complex, a Petroleum producing industry, a pulp and paper milk industry, butter-making factory, a bakery, and an industrial college.

Svetlahorsk is also a railroad station on the Zhlobin-Kalinkavichy (Žłobin-Kalinkavičy) rail way line.

An Orthodox cathedral in Svetlahorsk.

Sights

Within Svetlahorsk there is an orthodox church and cathedral, a catholic cathedral, a quay, and a museum of local lore.

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